Actually JSP, he has been a slacker for a few years. Wonderful kid with a good heart, but has had trouble "finding" himself. Probably typical of a kid raised with an absentee father. Even though an Australian, I've raised my kids to be US patriots. So, whatever his emotional reasons for going in to the service, or my personal feelings about the war, rest assured, I shall fly the flag proudly and put a big yellow ribbon around the tree in my front yard. I went through the Vietnam era so I know first hand how badly those guys were treated.